File of documents relating to work of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEM) and also the ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism. Includes background to members and work of the ASEAN H.R. Mechanism; Other documents include comment on Human Rights in Asia, such as class notes typed and annotated by Boyle entitled "Waiting for Godot: Prospects or a Regional Human Rights protection system in Asia Pacific. (19 Apr 2004); Essay entitled "Indigenous Peoples and International Order" by Koen de Feyter, Antwerp; TS text with MS annotation by Boyle of draft framework for Asia Pacific Conference presentation by Kevin Boyle entitled "Prospects for a regional human rights protection system in Asia Pacific." (Feb 2007); Text of article entitled "Human rights governance in East Asia - Towards a regional structure?); Paper by Kevin Boyle at ASEM - Europe InterGovernmental Human Rights Workshop, Paris, 2002, entitled "Freedom of Expression and Restriction of Freedom of Expression".
File relating to the 8th informal Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEM) seminar on Human Rights, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia and entitled "Freedom of Expression". Kevin Boyle was a participant. Includes detailed programme of the seminar events; Executive TS draft of essay/talk by Kevin Boyle; Final report and executive summary of working group discussions; details on "Italy and Human Rights" also at the seminar. Print copy of 'Final Report' by Kevin Boyle on Freedom of Expression.
File relating to the ASEM seminar on Mobility, Diversity and Social Cohesion: Challenges and Opportunities. Kevin Boyle was a participant. Includes full seminar schedule and detail, planning email correspondence with Boyle and others regarding the seminar; various seminar reports and contributions and texts of talks and presentation presented at the seminar.
Files relating to 6-country lecture tour of South-East Asia by Kevin Boyle and Cherin George. Venues include Bangkok, Vientiane, Phnom Penh, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Singapore. Includes full schedule details and planning file which includes background research, reports which influenced Boyle's and George's lectures. Also includes folder containing documents by Boyle such as print-out of presentation/lecture slides used on the tour.
TS text with manuscript annotation by Boyle of a lecture Boyle gave at a conference on Strategies for the Future, held in Western Samoa. Boyle's talk was entitled "The European Experience".
File relating to seminar attended by Kevin Boyle and which focused on an Effective Human Rights Council. Includes text of, with manuscript annotation by Boyle, lecture entitled "The United Nations Human Rights Council: Politics, Power and Human Rights"; Text of opening remarks by His Excellency Oh Joon, Deputy Minister for Multicultural and Global Affairs, Republic of Korea; Shorthand notebook with extensive notes written by Boyle during the conference; A4 notepad with extensive notes written by Boyle during the conference and regarding the place of the Human Rights Council; a script for interpreters only of a talk by Kevin Boyle on "Ways to Ensure an Effective UN Human Rights Council" (19 Nov 2009).
File of assorted research documents such as newsletters, press cuttings and academic articles regarding international human rights issues, especially in Asia. Includes manuscript notebook of notes made by Kevin Boyle regarding travel to and research in issues for Beijing trip, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia etc.
File of documents relating to a research trip made by Kevin Boyle to Japan, Hong Kong and India, 16-28 Jan 1991. File includes notes and report on the trip by Kevin Boyle, Director, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex (Jan 1991); Correspondence surrounds the planning and objectives of the visit and includes copy letter from Boyle to Prof. Takeshi Ebashi, Hosei University, Tokyo (13 Dec 1990); Letters between Homer A. Jack, Swarthmore, PA, USA, discussing the role of religious NGOs in defending Human Rights (5-10 Oct 1990); Letter by Fax from Boyle to Kenta Yamada, Nihon Shinbun Kyokai, Tokyo, discussing the research visit and planned links in development between the Human Rights Centre of Essex and Human Rights community in Japan (11 Dec 1990) Fax correspondence between Johannes Chan and Kevin Boyle regarding International Conference in Hong Kong on Human Rights (3 - 10 Jan 1991); Letter faxed to Prof. Heitor Gurgulino de Souza, Rector, United Nations University, Tokyo by Kevin Boyle and copied to Kenta Yamada, regarding establishing links through the Essex Human Rights Centre and University of Minnesota 'Project Tandem'; assorted business cards of those Boyle encountered along the research trip. Files regarding the Project Tandem conference in New Delhi, India and further regarding Boyle's trip to India include fax correspondence between Boyle and Michael Roan, University of Minnesota, Department of Political Science regarding planning of Project Tandem conference in New Delhi, India and regarding arrangements/speakers (10 Feb 1990); further fax correspondence between Boyle and Roan concerning the conference and meetings of Project Tandem group in New York (Sep - Oct 1990); Copy fax letter by Boyle to Michael Roan in response to updates from Project Tandem group meetings. Boyle replies in detail on the role and place of Religious NGOs with standard setting bodies such as the U.N. and further detailed commentary on religious intolerance frameworks and policies regarding stance of Project Tandem (1 Oct 1990); Copy fax from Michael Roan to Homer A Jack. detailing a response to the recommendations made in a report compiled by Dr. John Salzberg and commissioned by Project Tandem dealing with ways of eradicating religious intolerance. (1 Oct 1990); Copy letter from Kevin Boyle to Brian McKeown, Director of Trócaire, Ireland, to provide financial support for an Irish young adult to participate in a young adult work/study programme in Pakistan and New Delhi, India in January 1991 as part of the conference to be held in Pakistan and India (16 Oct 1991) Letter from Michael Roan to the Honourable Soli J. Sorabjee, Attorney General of India, thanking him for his comments made in an after-dinner speech at the conference in New Delhi and apologising as the conference had to end early owing to orders from American State Departments for American citizens to leave India owing to terrorist threats made against Americans in India at the time. A press cutting of coverage of the threats made against Americans and the reasons for same in attached. (14 Mar 1991) Roan also sent a letter to Kevin Boyle, thanking him for his contribution to the conference and that a conference report will follow. (14 Mar 1991)
File of documents regarding a visit by Boyle to Japan 4 - 14 Mar 1993. Documents include a full detailed itinerary of Boyle's trip, including fax correspondence confirming details (Mar 1993); TS resume of paper by Kevin Boyle for meeting at Tohoku University, to Professor Yositada Kondo, Miyagi University of Education, entitled "The Question of Religion or Belief and the Protection of Minorities" (9 Mar 1993); Resume of talk by Kevin Boyle at Miyagi University of Education, Sendai, entitled "The Role of a University Human Rights Centre" (Mar 1993); Press cutting from Japan Times, with headline "Human Rights Centre Planned" at Osaka. (20 Feb 1993); copy of background document from Asia-Pacific Human Rights NGO conference, held in Bangkok, Thailand, 25-28 Mar 1993); First page, typed with MS annotation by Boyle of paper drafted by Boyle and entitled "The Question of Religion or Belief and the Protection of Minorities" (Mar 1993); fax correspondence between Boyle and Irish embassy regarding travel arrangements; Letter from Bryan S. Turner, Faculty of Sociology, Flinders University, South Australia, regarding work issues and connections with Essex University (27 Oct 1992), various correspondence regarding travel and other issues and some manuscript notes by Boyle ahead of the trip.